2024-19435. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; 2024-2026 Small-Mesh Multispecies Specifications

Table 1—Small-Mesh Multispecies Specifications for Fishing Years 2024-2026 (in metric tons ( mt )), With the Percent Change in the ACL From Fishing Year 2023

	OFL	ABC	ACL	TAL	ACL percent change from 2023
Northern Red Hake	Unknown	3,129	2,973	1,274	−9
Northern Silver Hake	79,473	40,868	38,825	31,347	+100
Southern Red Hake	Unknown	** 1,370	1,301	234	−9
Southern Whiting *	35,419	20,149	19,142	13,881	−51
* Southern whiting includes both southern silver hake and offshore hake.
** The Council recommended ABC was 1,826 mt, a 21-percent increase from 2023.